The Lord God Called To The Man,

“Where Are You?”

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

Genesis 3:1-10

The joy we feel when we hear our grandchildren’s voices know no limits. This should also be a reminder to each of us that our Father in heaven feels the same way about us. God has a deep desire to have a relationship with each of us. From the very beginning the Bible shows God actively pursuing us.

Even after Adam and Eve sinned against what God told them not to do, He continued to provide humanity through Jesus. Because God desires a relationship with us, He sent Jesus to earth to pay the penalty for our sin by His death on the cross.

Even when we don’t know quite what to say, know that God loves us and wants us to respond to His love through Jesus. Our Father longs to hear from us!

God’s love for us is revealed through Jesus.

Our Daily Bread – June 7, 2017